The Crucible Act 2- Reputations and Hearsay

Changing Character Motivations…or is it Changing Character Motivations…or is it? By analyzing Act 2, use the following statements made in Act 3 to prove or disprove a change in motivation. Proctor-”I-I think I cannot. These are my friends. Their wives are also accused.” Parris-”Beware this man, Your Excellency, this man is mischief.” Hale-”Is every defense an attack on the court?”

A Power Struggle In Act 1, we discussed the importance of ________being what dictates your social ranking in the town. How has this changed in Act 2? We have three very highly esteemed men that are pleading for their wives, why are they not being heard as they would have been just a few months before? Where has the power gone? How do we see/know this?

Hearsay and Heresy in Act 2 Look up the definitions of both of these words and explain how they are both occurring currently in Act 2.